In 2013, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, on behalf of the Public Health Research Data Forum, commissioned Whythawk, the Open Knowledge Foundation, and Frost & Sullivan to assess labour market dynamics for people who possess relevant expertise, and identify current challenges and support gaps in research data management.

In 2008, Whythawk began a long-term relationship with BD Healthcare developing an analytical and econometric approach assessing the cost of sample rejection and recollection in hospitals around the world. That has culminated in an abstract presented at the ISPOR 15th Annual European Congress.